MPSA: Technocrats as Commitment Devices in Authoritarian Politics

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Technocrats as Commitment Devices in Authoritarian Politics

In Event: Empires, States, and the Making of Power II. Building and Unbuilding the State: Elites, Bureaucracies, and the Foundations of Political Authority

Thu, April 23, 9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT), TBA

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This paper examines whether technocratic institutions served as credible commitment devices that enhanced cooperation in South Korea under Park Chung Hee.

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Hanna Lee, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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